Athens
ath'-enz Athenai In antiquity the celebrated metropolis of
Attica, now the capital of Greece. Two long walls, 250 ft.
apart, connected the city with the harbor (Peiraeus). In
Acts 17 we are told what Paul did during his single sojourn
in this famous city. He came up from the sea by the new road
(North of the ancient) along which were altars of...
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A city of Greece
Ac 17:15-34; 1Th 3:1...
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(city of Athene), the capital of Attica, and the chief seat
of Grecian learning and civilization during the golden
period of the history of Greece. Description--Athens is
situated about three miles from the seacoast, in the central
plain of Attica. In this plain rise several eminences Of
these the most prominent is a lofty insulated mountain w...
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the capital of Attica, the most celebrated city of the
ancient
world, the seat of Greek literature and art during
the golden
period of Grecian history. Its inhabitants were fond
of novelty
(Acts 17:21), and were remarkable for their zeal in
the worship
of the gods. It was a sarcastic saying of the Roman
satirist
that it was "easier to fin...
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Capital of Attica, the center of Grecian refinement and
philosophy. Paul visited it in journeying from Macedonia,
and stayed sometime (Acts 17:14, etc.; FOUR-DRACHM OF
ATHENS. 1 Thessalonians 3:1). Four hills are within it, the
Acropolis, N.E., a square rock 150 feet high; W. of it is
the Areopagus. (See AREOPAGUS.) S.W. is the Pnyx, or
Assem...
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And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and
receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come
to him with all speed, they departed....
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Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, [Ye] men
of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too
superstitious....
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen. <[The
first [epistle] to the Thessalonians was written from
Athens.]>...
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all. Amen.
<[The second [epistle] to the Thessalonians was written from
Athens.]>...
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Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was
stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry....
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